Thursday, March 31, 2016

If Shakespeare and his characters texted, what might happen?
Foul play or fair? Pomp and circumstance? Toil and trouble? Might someone wind
up in a pickle?

Devise your own scenario! Play it for laughs, keep it real,
or wear your heart on your sleeve. Just do it by texting. In particular, come
up with funny or failed texts and share them with us.

Here’s how to enter:

Select
one of the following: summarize a play, summarize a sonnet, pick a character(s)
to tweet as or about, or choose a scene to illustrate with a text.

Make sure
you note which scene, character, play, or sonnet you are choosing.

Place
your entry into the correct category: Histories, Comedies, Tragedies, or
Sonnets.

No coarse
language, sex, gore, or violence. Keep the rating G—PG-13 as children or teens
may be reading.

Winners will be chosen based on imagination, craftsmanship
of language, accuracy, and poignancy or humor as best fits the chosen category,
character, etc.

Send your entries to shakespeare400@brentwoodtn.gov. Subject line: Text. Include
your name and contact information; category; scene, play, character, or sonnet;
and the entry itself.Text formatting is
not required.